HB 598
AN ACT relating to employment provisions for employees on parental leave.
In Plain Language
This bill requires employers with 50 or more employees to give workers 12 weeks of paid time off when they have a new child, as long as the employee has worked there for at least a year. Workers can choose to waive this leave if they want. The bill also allows the government to create rules about how this policy works.
Official summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require employers with 50 or more employees to provide 12 weeks of paid parental leave for an employee who has been employed for at least one year; allow an employee to waive the paid parental leave; provide for the promulgation of administrative regulations.
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Cosponsors
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Latest action
to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
Feb 26, 2025
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